Introduction
Soaring prices for materials and supply chain disruptions are continually topping the list of concerns for construction firms globally. Such uncertainties are hampering cost estimates and tendering, which are leaving contractors’ margins highly exposed and leading to a rise in claims as a result. Similarly, delay-related claims have increased in the context of Covid-19 and supply chain disruption.
In collaboration with Widyawan & Partners, we are delighted to invite you to hear from our speakers on how you can handle construction inflation risks, and delay claims including:
- Pre-contract management practices
- Pre and post-contract mitigation practices
- Other remedies available – such as dispute resolution
If you would like to RSVP, please email CrystalLim@hka.com.
HKA Speaker
Shamila Neelakandan
Partner, Construction Claims and Expert Services Lead, APAC
E: shamilaneelakandan@hka.com
Shamila Neelakandan is a dual qualified Lawyer (Malaysia and UK) with 27 years of legal, contracts and commercial experience in the construction industry. She is also a Fellow with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is an empanelled arbitrator with the AIAC. Shamila commenced her career in 1996 as a lawyer focusing on dispute resolution in Malaysia before developing her career as a solicitor in the UK (Osborne Clarke). In 2007, Shamila moved to project consulting and has over the last 17 years successfully acted for clients in the power generation and water desalination, oil & gas, and rail & infrastructure sectors throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Shamila is an expert in managing complex claims.
Shamila’s wider experience include tender negotiations, procurement, commercial strategy and dispute management. She continues to undertake advocacy work in consulting services through presentations and case management services in dispute resolution proceedings. Shamila previously headed the Malaysian and Singapore operations and now heads the Construction Claims and Expert Services for the Asia Pacific region with a profit and loss responsibility for the business.
